flights canceled globally: 4000 flights canceled globally under the shadow of Omicron

Posted on 3rd Jan 2022 by rohit kumar

The new Omicron variant of Corona has frustrated those who want to visit other countries and famous tourist places to celebrate the new year. In fact, due to the influence of Omicron, about 4000 flights were canceled worldwide on Sunday. More than half of these flights were canceled in the US alone.

 

 

Omicron started scaring the world

The growing outbreak of Omicron has once again created panic all over the world. Its effect is being seen everywhere and the aviation industry is also seen to be greatly affected by it. While thousands of flights were canceled on the occasion of Christmas, while people had to suffer due to the cancellation of thousands of flights, Omicron also took a toll on the New Year celebrations. According to a report, 4000 flights were canceled worldwide on Sunday alone. More than half of these flights were from the US.

 

 

Most flights canceled in the US

As of 8 p.m. on Sunday, more than 2,400 of the canceled flights were to or from the United States, according to the tracking website Flight Aware. Apart from this, the report said that due to the increasing outbreak of the new variant of Corona, more than 11,200 flights were delayed globally. Due to this people have to face a lot of trouble. Skywest and Southwest were among the airlines that canceled the most flights, with 510 and 419 cancellations respectively.

 

eclipse on new year's holidays

The Christmas and New Year holidays are usually a peak time for air travel, but the rapid spread of the new version of the coronavirus, Omicron, and a sharp increase in infection cases has forced airlines to cancel flights due to a shortage of pilots and cabin crew. was forced to.

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